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Welcome to the 2008-2009 Program Year!!

King Hill, our First Vice President and Program Chair, has developed a great line-up of speakers for our monthly leadership series (see calendar on p. 5).

I hope you were there to help us kick off the series on September 17 with Matt Kraner, Chief Marketing Officer from The Plain Dealer. Thanks again to Matt for sharing his insights on the challenges and opportunities facing local print media.

Be sure to join us for our next luncheon on October 15 with Charlie Bragg of Engage Advertising, the largest agency specializing in video game advertising. Come and learn from the best on how to effectively reach one of the most media saturated and media savvy demographics in the marketplace. (Plus, you know he'll have a killer presentation).

Thanks to our sponsors and corporate members whose strong support of AAF-Cleveland and our Education Foundation enables us to provide top-notch programs and services to our members and the community. This year we have developed a variety of new sponsorship packages to meet the needs of firms serving our membership. We've also enhanced our corporate membership program to provide additional benefits for organizations with multiple members. I encourage you to learn more on our website or by contacting Dan Leibundgut at the AAF-Cleveland office. And thanks for helping us to spread the word to others who can benefit by becoming part of AAF-Cleveland.

As we launch into the new program year, our goals include increasing the value AAF-Cleveland brings to our members, and also promoting our industry in the region. More on both of these initiatives in future issues of Portfolio.

I look forward to seeing you at our next event, and Go Browns!

Mike